Why do you think there are so many presumptions about you?

I don't know.

You know, I became successful and famous early on that irritates people, some people.

And I don't know.

Jealousy, envy, irritation, maybe they don't like my pictures.

I don't think that the picture that was painted of me was really close to Acre.

I didn't think it was an arrogant, raster.

Maybe I was.

I certainly had self-confidence to a degree, which I think scares people sometimes.

I don't know, Ben.

I'm Ben Mankowitz, and this is season one of the Plot Thickens, a new podcast from Turner Classic Movies.

Each season will bring you an in-depth story about the movies and the people who made them.

We're starting off with a familiar story in Hollywood, one of remarkable success at a very young age,

and failure just a few years later.

Success is very hard to handle, and failure after success is even harder.

Peter Bagnonovich is a man of many past.

Peter Bagnonovich bursts upon the ground.

Peter Bagnonovich is best known as a director of films like The Last Picture Show and The Bagnonovich.

Peter Bagnonovich helped change the way movies were made in Hollywood,

starting with his first hit in 1971, The Last Picture Show.

Peter had the looks and charisma of a movie star.

Even when he was just starting out, he had the vision and confidence of a season director.

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